National Advisory Committee On Immunization

• Coronavirus: New Brunswick expecting 10,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to arrive in March

  Officials are still working to determine how the vaccine will fit into the immunization effort and if the rollout plan will be tweaked.

  Health

  Mar 3
• Feds need plan to vaccinate urban Indigenous people, friendship centres say

  Indigenous leaders are pushing the federal government for a vaccination plan for Indigenous peoples who live in urban areas instead of traveling to their home reserve.

  Canada

  Feb 25
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• 2nd stage of Canada’s vaccine rollout should include racialized adults, NACI says

  The new recommendations prioritize racialized adults from groups disproportionately affected by the pandemic ahead of some older non-racialized people.

  Canada

  Feb 15
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• ‘They keep moving the goalposts,’ Rempel-Garner says in criticism of COVID-19 vaccine delays

  The federal health critic's comments come as this week's shipment of Moderna's vaccine had 50,000 doses less than promised, while only one-fifth of Pfizer's shipment was received.

  Canada

  Feb 7
• Alexis Nakota Sioux Chief criticizes Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

  As of Tuesday, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) lists Alberta as having 4,086 confirmed cases within First Nations.

  Canada

  Jan 19
• Canada can delay 2nd coronavirus vaccine dose if there’s a shortage, panel says

  Almost 550,000 doses have now arrived in Canada and about 71 per cent of them injected, with another 380,000 doses scheduled to arrive by the end of the week.

  Canada

  Jan 13
• Vaccine advisory committee recommends new ranked roll-out, with long-term care at top

  Canada’s vaccine advisory committee now says long-term care residents and staff should be vaccinated first, after learning Canada will only receive six million doses at first.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2020